The onetime superstar of the screen was due to report to prison in northwestern Pennsylvania today at noon, where he'll share a room with another of the 300 inmates at the minimum security Federal Correctional Institution McKean. Snipes, star of the "Blade" movies, won't be able to watch R-rated movies, will have to submit to five headcounts a day and will only be allowed to spend just $290 a month at the prison commissary.

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The "White Men Can't Jump" and "Demolition Man" star will get no special treatment from prison officials.

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Snipes, 48, failed to file any tax returns for at least a decade, and owes $17 million in back taxes, plus penatlies and interest, according to The New York Times. He was a member of American Rights Litigators, a group that doesn't believe Americans have to pay income taxes. At trial, Snipes said he was naive.

"I am an idealistic, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritually motivated artist, unschooled in the science of law and finance," said Snipes.

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U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges threw the book at Snipes, even though the actor delivered $5 million toward his arrearage, saying the actor has "a history of contempt" for U.S. tax laws. Hodges imposed consecutive one-year terms for the three misdemeanor convictions.

“I’m very sorry for my mistakes," Snipes said at sentencing. "I acknowledge that I have failed myself and others.”